Comparative analysis of philosophy study plans in Colombia, part 1: generalities and flexibility

This is a comparative study of the undergraduate philosophy programs in Colombia. It studies all the undergraduate programs whose title includes the expression “philosophy” and classifies it in relation to five criteria: degree (professional or educational); institution (public or private); disciplinary specificity (philosophy or philosophy and other disciplines); SNIES register (qualified or high quality); system (on-campus or distance). It establishes the main differences according to three categories: length of semesters, number of credits and percentage of flexibility. It concludes that the main differences in the three categories are between the educational programs that belongs to public institutions and those that belongs to private ones.